Here's a preview of the lore I'm creating for my friends horror story. He wanted a christian themed Apocalypse involving demons and churches. So its a little some the I worked up.
Synopsis - The story of Apocalypse takes place an unknown amount of time after the end of the modern world. However, this universe is not the same as the one in reality (obviously). So, this threads to elaborate on the lore of Apocalypse and also spark more interest in writing for it should people want to.
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The Apocalypse itself - How it happened as of right now is unknown, historians, or, the people still alive, hypothesize the end to have occurred over two hundred years before the current time, the beasts are said to have originated a decade or two after the end. Referred to as the "Cleansers" by the holy churches that still pray to the heavens for salvation, the beasts that ravage the world are malformed ferocious monsters that devour any living thing they see leaving most of the wildlife and human race either extinct or near extinction.
Factions - The factions of the story which will play a part in Apocalypse, ranging from the blood thirsty beasts to the holy churches and even the satanists. These factions vary in size, purpose and strengths, each playing a major ally or enemy to Drake and his crew throughout the story.
The Holy Churches -Â
"They're our saviors so they want us to believe. . . yet they hide out in their Churches blessed by their Holy incense. . . so the beasts can't get in. . . only once a fucking month, twice if you're lucky. .. Do you get to see their silver lined blades and polar robes wash across these hell damned lands to cleanse then temporarily. Then? Tch, then they vanish and let the demons build right back up." - ???????
Known as the "Saviors", this group of sparse humans prospered several decades after the end, gathering survivors and somehow unifying across the entire world as an organization. Some people conjecture the Holy Churches became so organized globally because they were pre planned before the end of the world leading to rumors the churches know what caused the Apocalypse. They are known to be able to repel beasts and even "purify" them according to rumors. They are armed with silver edged and gunned weapons of various shapes and sizes and "purified" bullets, ammunition drenched in holy water and blessed with prayer that are said to cleanse the impurities of the beasts. They however do not mainly hunt the monsters as most think, not anymore at the least. Their main targets now have been wiping out the Heretics and the Satanists. The Holy churches are the most organized and tactical of the three, thus they have the largest known territory in control as well as the most influence among what little population of sane humans still live.
Their attire consists of all black or white robes and a hooded cloak thrown over it giving the appearance of grim reapers as they comb the lands twice a month /cleansing/ the beasts and the Heretics and Satanists. They are marked with the shiny silver cross necklace slung around their arms, as if it was engraved into their skins. Holy Church men and women are highly skilled almost seemingly inhuman in abilities. A simple duo of a Holy church man and woman has been known to slay an entire mob of beasts and heretics.
Each individual Holy church is led by a Cleric.
The Heretics -Â
"They say they were amassed by conspiracy theories. . . then one. . . then two. . . then three. . . oh. . . the people just kept coming. . . the Churches started acting. . . rebellion began. . .
The Heretics. . . were born. . ." - ??????
Non believers of the Holy Churches that amassed shortly after the conspiracy theorists of the dying population of humans banded together all over the world (not at the same time like the Holy Churches, the Heretics largely formed whenever and however but have enough similar ideals to be classed as an organization) accused said churches of being the bringers of the apocalypse. The Heretics to some are heroes in a sense as they fight to bring down the large and powerful churches throughout the world and find a way to return civilization. Other believe the Heretics are the ones that actually brought upon the end, as the bodies of baby monsters have periodically been found within the lairs of the Heretics when the Churches crushed them to almost near annihilation years ago. Since then, the Heretics have grown more powerful and tactical as well as organized. Their weapons are more uncanny and unpredictable as well as their style, giving them an advantage over the Holy Churches soft metal silver weapons made specifically for beasts.Â
They are distinguished by the dirty cloaks and clothing they wear, giving them a sense of unorganizable. They carry uncanny weapons like scythes, meat cleavers, flintlock pistols, stakes, pitchforks and torches. They travel in mobs outside of their main bases searching for beasts to kill, or holy church men to put their heads on pikes for display.
They lead themselves with a survival of the fittest type mechanism.
The Satanists -Â
"Madmen. . . all of them. . . all i dare to speak of them. . less the churches come purify my tongue by cutting it out." - ??????
The devils worshippers and the ones most think were the cause of the Apocalypse. This faction is mainly a myth hidden by the Holy Churches but exposed by the Heretics. Enacting sacrificial blood rituals, painting runes in the blood of women and children, and even going so far as using dark magics, the satanists have become beastmen themselves along with the natural encroaching of the monsters. However they are no allies to the monsters, in fact the two factions are blood enemies contrary to belief and relentless kill each other with every waking breath. They are mainly focused in america however, at least so far, no word of Satanists have been recalled or documented in other continents. These men and women of the beast blood are said to have corrupted themselves into accepting the monsters that eat every source of life to the point of becoming beasts themselves. However being abominations to the original monsters as the church says, they are relentlessly assaulted by all factions in a bloody war. Â They are said to wish to become one with the monsters, as to avoid anymore pain and suffering. . .
Their appearance are only said to be grotesque and hideously beast like. . . and that their clothes are scarred deep with their own blood.
Synopsis - The story of Apocalypse takes place an unknown amount of time after the end of the modern world. However, this universe is not the same as the one in reality (obviously). So, this threads to elaborate on the lore of Apocalypse and also spark more interest in writing for it should people want to.
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The Apocalypse itself - How it happened as of right now is unknown, historians, or, the people still alive, hypothesize the end to have occurred over two hundred years before the current time, the beasts are said to have originated a decade or two after the end. Referred to as the "Cleansers" by the holy churches that still pray to the heavens for salvation, the beasts that ravage the world are malformed ferocious monsters that devour any living thing they see leaving most of the wildlife and human race either extinct or near extinction.
Factions - The factions of the story which will play a part in Apocalypse, ranging from the blood thirsty beasts to the holy churches and even the satanists. These factions vary in size, purpose and strengths, each playing a major ally or enemy to Drake and his crew throughout the story.
The Holy Churches -Â
"They're our saviors so they want us to believe. . . yet they hide out in their Churches blessed by their Holy incense. . . so the beasts can't get in. . . only once a fucking month, twice if you're lucky. .. Do you get to see their silver lined blades and polar robes wash across these hell damned lands to cleanse then temporarily. Then? Tch, then they vanish and let the demons build right back up." - ???????
Known as the "Saviors", this group of sparse humans prospered several decades after the end, gathering survivors and somehow unifying across the entire world as an organization. Some people conjecture the Holy Churches became so organized globally because they were pre planned before the end of the world leading to rumors the churches know what caused the Apocalypse. They are known to be able to repel beasts and even "purify" them according to rumors. They are armed with silver edged and gunned weapons of various shapes and sizes and "purified" bullets, ammunition drenched in holy water and blessed with prayer that are said to cleanse the impurities of the beasts. They however do not mainly hunt the monsters as most think, not anymore at the least. Their main targets now have been wiping out the Heretics and the Satanists. The Holy churches are the most organized and tactical of the three, thus they have the largest known territory in control as well as the most influence among what little population of sane humans still live.
Their attire consists of all black or white robes and a hooded cloak thrown over it giving the appearance of grim reapers as they comb the lands twice a month /cleansing/ the beasts and the Heretics and Satanists. They are marked with the shiny silver cross necklace slung around their arms, as if it was engraved into their skins. Holy Church men and women are highly skilled almost seemingly inhuman in abilities. A simple duo of a Holy church man and woman has been known to slay an entire mob of beasts and heretics.
Each individual Holy church is led by a Cleric.
The Heretics -Â
"They say they were amassed by conspiracy theories. . . then one. . . then two. . . then three. . . oh. . . the people just kept coming. . . the Churches started acting. . . rebellion began. . .
The Heretics. . . were born. . ." - ??????
Non believers of the Holy Churches that amassed shortly after the conspiracy theorists of the dying population of humans banded together all over the world (not at the same time like the Holy Churches, the Heretics largely formed whenever and however but have enough similar ideals to be classed as an organization) accused said churches of being the bringers of the apocalypse. The Heretics to some are heroes in a sense as they fight to bring down the large and powerful churches throughout the world and find a way to return civilization. Other believe the Heretics are the ones that actually brought upon the end, as the bodies of baby monsters have periodically been found within the lairs of the Heretics when the Churches crushed them to almost near annihilation years ago. Since then, the Heretics have grown more powerful and tactical as well as organized. Their weapons are more uncanny and unpredictable as well as their style, giving them an advantage over the Holy Churches soft metal silver weapons made specifically for beasts.Â
They are distinguished by the dirty cloaks and clothing they wear, giving them a sense of unorganizable. They carry uncanny weapons like scythes, meat cleavers, flintlock pistols, stakes, pitchforks and torches. They travel in mobs outside of their main bases searching for beasts to kill, or holy church men to put their heads on pikes for display.
They lead themselves with a survival of the fittest type mechanism.
The Satanists -Â
"Madmen. . . all of them. . . all i dare to speak of them. . less the churches come purify my tongue by cutting it out." - ??????
The devils worshippers and the ones most think were the cause of the Apocalypse. This faction is mainly a myth hidden by the Holy Churches but exposed by the Heretics. Enacting sacrificial blood rituals, painting runes in the blood of women and children, and even going so far as using dark magics, the satanists have become beastmen themselves along with the natural encroaching of the monsters. However they are no allies to the monsters, in fact the two factions are blood enemies contrary to belief and relentless kill each other with every waking breath. They are mainly focused in america however, at least so far, no word of Satanists have been recalled or documented in other continents. These men and women of the beast blood are said to have corrupted themselves into accepting the monsters that eat every source of life to the point of becoming beasts themselves. However being abominations to the original monsters as the church says, they are relentlessly assaulted by all factions in a bloody war. Â They are said to wish to become one with the monsters, as to avoid anymore pain and suffering. . .
Their appearance are only said to be grotesque and hideously beast like. . . and that their clothes are scarred deep with their own blood.
Kevin Gates - Told Me